The Deal Professor examines the arguments for imposing a windfall profits tax on GoldmanSachs, given the government help that it received and the supersized bonuses that it is expected to give out. [read post]

Last week the DOJ closed a criminal investigation of GoldmanSachs and its CEO Lloyd Blankfein, and the firm announced that the SEC decided not to pursue a civil fraud case related to subprime mortgage debt.Peter Henning (Wayne State) has... [read post]

Via its GoldmanSachs Foundation, led by Dina Powell, the firm many associate with Wall Street greed and excess has staked out a position as one of the nation’s leading corporate philanthropists. [read post]

Reportedly, the mistake happened while a GoldmanSachs contractor was testing internal changes made to GoldmanSachs' system to meet new requirements from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. [read post]

The statement alleges GoldmanSachs benefited by charging excessively large fees while the employees involved were given bonuses and enhanced career prospects with GoldmanSachs and other firms in the investment banking industry. [read post]

GoldmanSachs, the big Wall Street firm, used its third-quarter conference call on Tuesday to rebut the increasingly popular view that it needed to hook up with a commercial bank to survive. [read post]

Off Topic Slightly: A GoldmanSachs contractor meant to send some confidential data to someone at Goldman using their gs.com address but accidentally sent it to the same name at a gmail.com account. [read post]

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